[blindlaw] off-topic question

Wed Jul 29 16:10:49 UTC 2009

            Are there any attorneys out there that are well-versed in 
questions related to social security disability resulting from blindness, 
and particularly regarding the significant gainful activity issues?  Please 
let me hear from you.

Dan McBride
Texas Blind Attorney
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Munro" <r.g.munro at gmail.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Clerks as Drivers


> Chuck,
>
> You're absolutely right; I do want to focus on my attributes as a clerk. 
> I
> just want to have a concrete answer ready in case the judge raises the
> driving issue.  I want to be able to say, "Judge, that's not a problem the
> XYZ program will pay for a driver," rather than falling back on arguments
> about fairness or simply acknowledging that I can't drive.
>
> Thank you again for the reminder about my focus.  It will help me in going
> over my application materials one more time.
>
>
> Onward!
>
> Rob Munro
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of ckrugman at sbcglobal.net
> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 12:23 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Clerks as Drivers
>
> As you are not the first blind person who has clerked for or considered
> clerking for a judge perhaps you should focus more on your accomplishments
> as a law student and your potential attributes as a clerk. You are after 
> all
> selling yourself and in selling any product or service you don't 
> accentuate
> the negatives or drawbacks of a product or commodity. Your ability as a
> clerk here is the product or commodity.
> Chuck Krugman, M.S.W., Paralegal
> 1237 P Street
> Fresno ca 93721
> 559-266-9237
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Munro" <r.g.munro at gmail.com>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Clerks as Drivers
>
>
>> Keith,
>>
>> Thanks for your good wishes.  I hope I can dig up some information
>> that will help me convince any judge, who is enclined to decide
>> against me because I can't drive, that there is a simple and
>> inexpensive way to resolve that issue.
>>
>> Whether descrimination against the blind in this context is legal or
>> not, I'm not the sort of person who wants to sue my way in to a job.
>>
>> Thanks again for your thoughts.
>>
>>
>>
>> Onward!
>>
>> Rob Munro
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Keith Vick
>> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 9:58 PM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'; BlindLawStudents at googlegroups.com
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Clerks as Drivers
>>
>> Hi Rob,
>>
>> Congratulations on seeking judicial clerkships.  I am envious.  I've
>> always liked the judges who taught my classes.  Something tells me
>> that most judges wouldn't let the ability to drive affect their
>> decision.  Since I have no judicial clerkship experience, I am limited
>> on the advice I can give you.
>>
>> But one thing I can do is put forth a proposition: discrimination the
>> blind (in hiring) is actually quite legal.  If this proposition turns
>> out to be true, it may have bearing on the ultimate answer to your
>> question.
>>
>> Being legally blind and unable to drive myself, I don't like the above
>> proposition - but unfortunately I believe it is a true, if incomplete,
>> statement.
>>
>> Well, I wish you the very best and hope you get exactly the clerkship
>> you want.
>>
>> Warmest regards,
>>
>> Keith Vick
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Robert Munro
>> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 6:43 AM
>> To: BlindLawStudents at googlegroups.com; 'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'
>> Subject: [blindlaw] Clerks as Drivers
>>
>> Friends and colleagues,
>>
>> I'd appreciate some help answering this question.  I'm a rising 3L at 
>> UNC.
>> This summer, I'm applying for judicial clerkships.  In May and June, I
>> worked for a judge as an intern.  His clerks did his driving when he
>> had to hold court in cities other than the one where he had his
>> chambers.
>> Because
>> I am blind, I could not perform this duty for a judge.
>>
>> Of course, laws prevent an employer from discriminating against a
>> blind person.  However, practical considerations might cause a judge
>> to pass me over in favor of a candidate who can drive.  I'd like to
>> have something to tell judges durring the interview to help prevent this.
>>
>> Does any one know what programs the federal government, or the state
>> governments in Virginia and North Carolina, offer for providing blind
>> employees with drivers?  It would help if the cost of the program did
>> not have to come out of the judge's budget.
>>
>> Thank you for your help.  I look forward to hearing your replies.
>>
>> Onward!
>>
>> Rob Munro
>>
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